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http://amp.timeinc.net/time/4722035/fox-news-bill-oreilly-lawsuits/?source=dam

>(NEW YORK) — Fox News host Bill O’Reilly says he is “vulnerable to lawsuits” because of his high-profile job, in response to a New York Times report detailing payouts made to settle accusations of sexual harassment and other inappropriate behavior.

>O’Reilly posted the statement to his website after the Times report Saturday, and Fox News’ parent company 21st Century Fox backed him in a statement.

>The newspaper reported that O’Reilly or 21st Century Fox have paid $13 million to five women since 2002 over these complaints “in exchange for agreeing to not pursue litigation or speak about their accusations against him.”
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https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/01/business/media/bill-oreilly-sexual-harassment-fox-news.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=photo-spot-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0
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>The women who made allegations against Mr. O’Reilly either worked for him or appeared on his show. They have complained about a wide range of behavior, including verbal abuse, lewd comments, unwanted advances and phone calls in which it sounded as if Mr. O’Reilly was masturbating, according to documents and interviews.

>The reporting suggests a pattern: As an influential figure in the newsroom, Mr. O’Reilly would create a bond with some women by offering advice and promising to help them professionally. He then would pursue sexual relationships with them, causing some to fear that if they rebuffed him, their careers would stall.

>Of the five settlements, two were previously known — one for about $9 million in 2004 with a producer, and another struck last year with a former on-air personality, which The Times reported on in January. The Times has learned new details related to those cases.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-infrastructure-idUSKBN17035D

>Chao's comments were the most detailed timetable from the administration about its plans to unveil a plan to modernize U.S. roads, bridges, airports, electrical grid and water systems. Chao said the administration plans to offer incentives for public-private partnerships rather than simply fund improvements.

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http://www.newsheist.com/Articles/2017.4.4_roger_stone_kushner_msnbc/1.html

Do you believe this?

Roger Stone claimed Tuesday that Jared Kushner, senior adviser and son-in-law to President Trump, is leaking information to MSNBC in order to hurt White House chief strategist Steve Bannon.

Citing unnamed sources, the longtime Trump confidant told Infowars' Alex Jones that Kusher is sending text messages to "Morning Joe" co-host Joe Scarborough.

"The president's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, perhaps the one presidential aide who cannot be fired, is now in regular text-message communications with Joe Scarborough," Stone said. "Many of the anti-Steve Bannon stories that you see, the themes that you see on 'Morning Joe' are being dictated by Kushner."

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I saw something interesting last night about the North Korean defector Thae Yong Ho and Lester Holt, where in the interview he stated "Kim Jong Un is "desperate in maintaining his rule by relying on his [development of] nuclear weapons and ICBM."

The article and interview here
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/north-korean-defector-tells-lester-holt-world-should-be-ready-n741901

Meanwhile today in Washington, The House of Representatives passed two landslide measures against the nation of North Korea.
The first was a 398-3 in favor of Denouncing North Korea and its nuclear missile testing, the second a 394-1 in favor of urging President Trump to list North Korea as a terrorist state.

Both are seen as acts of US aggression by North Korea.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/04/03/house-measures-rebuke-north-korea-for-belligerent-behavior.html

This also comes alongside a visit from Chinese President Xi Jinping to President Trump at Mor-a-lago Florida; where Trump has tweeted "It's going to be a tough talk" What this first talk will encompass is anyones guess, but a definite talking point will be China's response to North Korea. Trump has gone on the record yesterday and has said "that the United States is prepared to act alone if China does not take a tougher stand against North Korea’s nuclear program." Rex Tillerson has put military action on the table as well, with Mattis also providing forboding talk regarding "action if North Korea budges".
http://fox6now.com/2017/04/02/president-trump-says-us-is-ready-to-act-alone-on-north-korea/

So here we are, at the precipice of saber rattling. North Korea has ICBM's capable of hitting American Interests overseas, and it would seem that the Trump administration is quite rabid to nip this in the bud.
What can we honestly expect this time around?
What do you think? What are your expectations, and what do you predict will happen after Friday's talks with China?

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http://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-idUSKBN17122M

>Opposition leaders branded Venezuela's socialist President Nicolas Maduro a "dictator" on Thursday after the Supreme Court took over the functions of Congress and pushed a lengthy political standoff to new heights.

>There was swift and widespread international condemnation of the de facto annulment of the National Assembly, where the opposition won a majority in late 2015 amid an unprecedented economic crisis that has seen Maduro's popularity plummet.

>The head of the 34-nation Organization of International States (OAS), Luis Almagro, said the Venezuelan court had dealt the final blows to democracy and accused Maduro's "regime" of carrying out a "coup."

>Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Guatemala and Panama expressed strong concerns while Peru withdrew its envoy after what it termed a rupture of democracy.

>The United States described the move as a "serious setback for democracy in Venezuela" while the European Union called for a "clear electoral calendar" going forward.

>Venezuela's top court had already overturned most National Assembly decisions since the opposition win. Then late on Wednesday, it explicitly stated it was assuming Congress' role in a ruling authorizing Maduro to create oil joint ventures without the previously mandated congressional approval.

>"As long as the situation of contempt in the National Assembly continues, this constitutional chamber guarantees congressional functions will be exercised by this chamber or another chosen organ," the court said in its ruling.
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http://www.salon.com/2017/04/04/another-donald-trump-russia-contact-eric-prince-met-with-russian-sources-just-before-inauguration/

>Two more individuals connected to Donald Trump have been revealed to have connections to Russia.

>Erik Prince, the brother of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and founder of the private security firm Blackwater (whose project manager once threatened to kill a government investigator), is reported to have attended a secret meeting in January with a Russian close to Vladimir Putin.

>The meeting took place in the Seychelles islands and was set up by the United Arab Emirates as a back-channel line of communication between the incoming Trump administration and the Russian government, according to a report by The Washington Post. It is believed that at least one goal of the meeting — which took place nine days before Trump’s inauguration — was to discuss Russia’s relationship with Iran, including in the ongoing Syrian war.

>While Prince did not work for either Trump’s campaign or transition team, the officials leaking the story say that Prince claimed he was acting unofficially on Trump’s behalf to the Emiratis who set up the meeting. Prince had contributed $250,000 to Trump’s campaign, the Republican Party, and a pro-Trump super PAC after the Republican convention.

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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39481770

At least 10 people have been killed in explosions at underground stations in St Petersburg, Russian media report.

The Tass and Interfax agencies reported the blasts hit the Sennaya Ploschad and nearby Tekhnologichesky Institut stations in the centre of the city.

Images posted on social media showed a carriage in Sennaya station with its doors blown out with casualties nearby.

President Vladimir Putin, who is in the city, said all causes, including terrorism, were being investigated.

Interfax reported that at least 20 people had been injured, and that one of the blasts involved a device filled with shrapnel.

Tekhnologichesky Institut serves metro lines one and two, with the first hall opening in 1955, followed by the second in 1961.

Sennaya Ploschad - the next station along metro line two - opened two years later, in 1963.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/02/world/europe/hungary-george-soros-viktor-orban-protest.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

>BUDAPEST — Thousands of people marched in Hungary’s capital on Sunday to protest proposed legal changes that are seen as singling out a Budapest university founded by George Soros, the billionaire Hungarian-American philanthropist.

>Many Hungarian and international scholars and institutions have expressed support for the school, Central European University, which was founded by Mr. Soros in 1991 and has more than 1,400 students from 108 countries.

>Prime Minister Viktor Orban considers Mr. Soros an ideological foe whose “open society” ideal contrasts with his efforts to turn Hungary into an “illiberal state” that places majority rule over civil liberties and minority rights.

>Organizers said that about 10,000 people participated in the march, which started at Corvinus University and ended outside Parliament in Budapest, the capital.

>A Corvinus professor, Daniel Deak, said the protest was an attempt to defend Central European University from the government’s efforts to shut it down.

>The new rules are “a shot coming from the Hungarian government against all Hungarian universities,” he said. “We strongly request freedom for academia and autonomy for universities.”

>Mr. Orban on Friday accused the university of “cheating” and unfairly competing with local universities because its diplomas are recognized in both Hungary and the United States.

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As part of Entertainment Weekly’s Untold Stories issue, black-ish creator Kenya Barris quizzed legendary television producer Norman lear (All in the Family, Good Times, The Jeffersons) on his television making experience. Barris and Lear have been good friends for years, with the latter even visiting the black-ish writers’ room and pitching Barris a couple of ideas. But that doesn’t mean they can’t surprise one another.

While Barris fondly reminisced about what a “phenomenon” Jimmie Walker’s character J.J. was on CBS’ Good Times, Lear let slip some serious dish.


Watch the interview above and head to PEOPLE.com/PEN for more from the People/Entertainment Weekly Network (PEN). You can also download the PEN app on Apple TV, Roku Players, Amazon Fire TV, Xumo, Chromecast, iOS, and Android devices.

“I knew that the role could make him a star,” he began. “I love him; he’s a wonderful guy, but I’ll tell you something about him that’ll astound you: He dates Ann Coulter.”

For more revelations from the past four decades of entertainment, visit ew.com/untoldstories.

Cue an astonished look from Barris. Lear goes on to share his experience of dining with the unlikely couple along with Lear’s wife, who was reluctant to sit down with the controversial conservative commentator. He added that Coulter turned out to be “a dreamy, delicious, sweet person.”

“J.J. dates Ann Coulter!” exclaimed Barris. “You couldn’t write that! That’s fantastic!”

Rumors that Walker and Coulter are a couple have persisted for years. In 2013, Coulter told HuffPost Live that Walker was the one “spreading that rumor” about their relationship and said they weren’t together. Coulter, however, confirmed the pair are close friends.

http://ew.com/tv/2017/04/03/norman-lear-jimmie-walker-dates-ann-coulter/

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Mayo Clinic researchers used electrical stimulation on the spinal cord and intense physical therapy to help a man intentionally move his paralyzed legs, stand and make steplike motions for the first time in three years.

The case, the result of collaboration with UCLA researchers, appears today in Mayo Clinic Proceedings. Researchers say these results offer further evidence that a combination of this technology and rehabilitation may help patients with spinal cord injuries regain control over previously paralyzed movements, such as steplike actions, balance control and standing.

"We're really excited, because our results went beyond our expectations," says neurosurgeon Kendall Lee, M.D., Ph.D., principal investigator and director of Mayo Clinic's Neural Engineering Laboratory. "These are initial findings, but the patient is continuing to make progress."

>The 26-year-old patient injured his spinal cord at the sixth thoracic vertebrae in the middle of his back three years earlier. He was diagnosed with a motor complete spinal cord injury, meaning he could not move or feel anything below the middle of his torso.

The study started with the patient going through 22 weeks of physical therapy. He had three training sessions a week to prepare his muscles for attempting tasks during spinal cord stimulation. He was tested for changes regularly. Some results led researchers to characterize his injury further as discomplete, suggesting dormant connections across his injury may remain.

Following physical therapy, he underwent surgery to implant an electrode in the epidural space near the spinal cord below the injured area. The electrode is connected to a computer-controlled device under the skin in the patient's abdomen.
Read more at: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-04-paralyzed-legs-device-spinal-cord.html#jCp

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https://phys.org/news/2017-04-oldest-insects-bed-bug-genus.html

>A cave in southern Oregon that is the site of some the oldest preserved evidence of human activity in North America was also once home to not-too-distant cousins of the common bed bug.

>In research to be published next week in the Entomological Society of America's Journal of Medical Entomology, a pair of archaeologists describe remains found in caves near Paisley, Oregon, that represent the oldest specimens of insects from the genus Cimex ever found, ranging between 5,100 and 11,000 years old.

>The remains were identified as relatives of the bed bug, Cimex lectularius, but they were "not the bed bug we all know and love from hotel rooms," says Martin E. Adams of Paleoinsect Research and co-author on the study with Dennis L. Jenkins of the Museum of Natural and Cultural History at the University of Oregon. The species in the Paisley Five Mile Point Caves (Cimex pilosellus, Cimex latipennis, and Cimex antennatus) are all parasites of bats.

>Previously, the oldest remains of "cimicids" ever found were just 3,500 years old, found in Egypt in 1999, meaning the remains found at the Paisley Caves are the oldest Cimex specimens by a wide margin, and they raise some interesting questions for researchers about how cimicids have interacted (or not) with humans in the past.
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http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/03/europe/gibraltar-britain-spain-brexit/

>Spain's foreign minister has called on British politicians not to lose their temper after a Brexit-fueled dispute over a tiny outcrop of land escalated into talk of war.

>Less than a week after Britain triggered the formal process of leaving the European Union, London and Madrid were at loggerheads over Gibraltar, a British-controlled rocky headland on the southern tip of Spain.

>The EU's draft negotiating document on Brexit, published on Friday, suggested that Gibraltar could only be part of any future trade deal if Spain gave its approval.

>That prompted fury in Britain: On Sunday, Lord Michael Howard, a former leader of the governing Conservative Party, even suggested that the UK might go to war over the dispute.

>Gibraltar -- a three-mile long headland with a population of 32,000 people -- is a British Overseas Territory whose residents remain fiercely loyal to Britain but whose sovereignty is claimed by Spain.

>To the surprise of Downing Street, the territorial tangle made its way into the draft Brexit negotiating position published by European Council President Donald Tusk on Friday.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/us-poland-smolensk-kaczynski-idUSKBN175152?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Reuters%2FworldNews+%28Reuters+World+News%29

>Polish prosecutors said on Monday they would press charges against two Russian air traffic controllers of deliberately contributing to a 2010 plane crash that killed Poland's president and 95 other people.

>The crash near Smolensk in western Russia killed the Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife, as well as the central bank chief, top army commanders and several lawmakers.

>An inquiry by the previous government returned a verdict of pilot error, but the ruling right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party led by Kaczynski's twin brother Jaroslaw, has said the crash may have been caused by an explosion on board.

>"An analysis of the evidence ... has allowed prosecutors to formulate new charges against air traffic controllers, citizens of the Russian Federation," Polish Deputy Prosecutor General Marek Pasionek told a news conference.

>Russia has so far refused to return the wreckage of the jet to Poland, a member of NATO and the European Union, citing its own continuing investigation.

>The Polish prosecutors said on Monday that a re-opening of the victims' coffins, which had been sealed in Russia, has revealed that in two cases remains were in the wrong coffins and in five coffins there were fragments of other bodies.

>A transcript of conversations from the plane's cockpit leaked by Polish media in 2015 showed that members of the president's entourage urged the pilots to land despite heavy fog.

>But many Poles were shocked with video footage showing Russian workers pushing around large parts of the wreckage with excavators, cutting cables and carelessly throwing smaller pieces into a heap on a truck.

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Researchers investigating a 14th century burial ground have identified a rare case of "coffin birth" - a gruesome phenomenon in which a deceased pregnant woman's fetus is expelled within the grave.

The event, which has seldom been reported in archaeology, is known as postmortem fetal extrusion. It results from a build-up of gas pressure within the decomposing body.

"In this case, we have a partial expulsion of a 38- to 40-week-old fetus, which was found to be complete and to lie within the birth canal," Deneb Cesana, at the University of Genova, told Seeker.

The remains of the woman and her unborn baby were originally uncovered in 2006, interred with two other young individuals that scientists say were aged 12 and three years old. Only recently has the discovery been fully investigated.

The research was led by Cesana and her colleagues Ole Jorgen Benedictow, a plague historian at the University of Oslo, and Raffaella Bianucci, a bioanthropologist at the University of Warwick in England. Their work appears in the journal Anthropological Science.

The gravesite was found in the cemetery of the "ospitale" (hostel) of San Nicolao di Pietra Colice, located some 45 miles from Genova.

The hostel, which also housed a church, was situated in the Northern Apennines at about 2,600 feet above sea level, and was used as a resting place by travelers and pilgrims heading to Rome and trekking along the two major transit routes of the Liguria region.

"The woman was found laying slightly on her side, while on her left there were two young individuals of unknown sex," said archaeologist Fabrizio Benente, of the University of Genova.


Benente, who was not involved in the anthropological study, directed the excavation campaign with a team of the International Institute of Ligurian Studies and the University of Genova.
https://www.seeker.com/coffin-birth-found-in-black-death-burial-2333620306.html

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